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Balsamroot plume moth

Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The balsamroot plume moth (Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.

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Quick facts about the balsamroot plume moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the balsamroot plume moth live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The balsamroot plume moth is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaUnited States of America
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. United States

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the balsamroot plume moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the balsamroot plume moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOidaematophorus
  7. SpeciesOidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the balsamroot plume moth

Other species in the same genus Oidaematophorus.

Dusky plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the balsamroot plume moth live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the balsamroot plume moth for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the balsamroot plume moth?

The balsamroot plume moth (Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Balsamroot plume moth (Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/balsamroot-plume-moth

MLA

“Balsamroot plume moth (Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/balsamroot-plume-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{balsamroot_plume_moth_2026,
  title = {Balsamroot plume moth (Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/balsamroot-plume-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}